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Pompton Lakes council debates workshop voting rules and decorum after verbal threats allegation
Summary
Council members spent an extended portion of the meeting debating whether voting or straw polls are appropriate in workshop sessions, criticized repeated interruptions, and heard an allegation by a councilmember that another member threatened physical harm; the borough attorney said workshop practice varies and recommended funneling remarks through the presiding officer.
A heated portion of the Pompton Lakes meeting centered on the purpose and practice of workshop sessions, decorum during votes, and a serious interpersonal dispute among council members. One councilmember described a prior workshop that included voting and said the conduct there was "completely inappropriate," alleging that a colleague threatened to choke her and that she filed a police report.
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